NEWARK, N.J. -- They said that it wasn't a time for words; it was time for action. But with their backs against the wall, down 3-1 in the series to the Philadelphia Flyers, the New Jersey Devils' actions seemed as empty as the words they spoke a day before, as empty as the Prudential Center began to look with four minutes left in the game. With the 3-0 loss Thursday night, the Devils' once-promising season ended with a whimper, just another early exit for a team that has become all too used to the feeling in recent years.